API STD 670:2025
Current
The latest, up-to-date edition.
Machinery Protection Systems
Hardcopy , PDF
English
07-07-2025
This standard covers the minimum requirements for a machinery protection system (MPS) measuring radial shaft vibration, casing vibration, shaft axial position, shaft rotational speed, piston rod drop, phase reference, overspeed, surge detection, and critical machinery temperatures (such as bearing metal and motor windings).
| DocumentType |
Standard
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| Pages |
225
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| PublisherName |
American Petroleum Institute
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| Status |
Current
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| Supersedes |
| API STD 617:2022 | Axial and Centrifugal Compressors and Expander-compressors |
| API STD 616:2022 | Gas Turbines for the Petroleum, Chemical, and Gas Industry Services |
| API RP 552:2025 | Signal Processing, Transmission, and Installation |
| API 610 : 2003 | CENTRIFUGAL PUMPS FOR PETROLEUM, PETROCHEMICAL AND NATURAL GAS INDUSTRIES |
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